From tlarsson@panix.com Wed Oct 04 02:50:18 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!panix!tlarsson From: tlarsson@panix.com (Takeshi Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct04.025018.7827@panix.com> Date: Wed, 04 Oct 1995 02:50:18 GMT Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Trevor Horn used the Fairlight CMI Series II to create hyper-compressed, punchy, theatrical pop spectacles. Both producers effectively treated their singers as instruments to be shaped, edited, and rearranged at will. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- Takeshi Larsson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) - NetBSD 1.0 From reriksson@mit.edu Wed Oct 04 04:36:18 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!mit!reriksson From: reriksson@mit.edu (Raj Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct04.043618.4538@mit.edu> Date: Wed, 04 Oct 1995 04:36:18 GMT References: <1995Oct04.025018.7827@panix.com> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1995Oct04.025018.7827@panix.com>, tlarsson@panix.com (Takeshi Larsson) writes: > Let's compare the production values of 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' with 'SYNTHESIS'. Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. -- Raj Eriksson Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From kstewart@uni-hamburg.de Thu Oct 05 05:39:18 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!uni-hamburg!kstewart From: kstewart@uni-hamburg.de (Kenji Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct05.053918.5749@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Thu, 05 Oct 1995 05:39:18 GMT References: <1995Oct04.025018.7827@panix.com> <1995Oct04.043618.4538@mit.edu> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct04.043618.4538@mit.edu>, reriksson@mit.edu (Raj Eriksson) writes: > Fascinating comparison. Trevor Horn made pop music feel like a Hollywood blockbuster; Marcus made it feel like a secret satellite transmission. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Kenji Stewart Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik. ------------------------------------------------------------ From asouza@kth.se Sat Oct 07 06:22:18 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!kth!asouza From: asouza@kth.se (Aiko Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct07.062218.6224@kth.se> Date: Sat, 07 Oct 1995 06:22:18 GMT References: <1995Oct04.025018.7827@panix.com> <1995Oct04.043618.4538@mit.edu> <1995Oct05.053918.5749@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct05.053918.5749@uni-hamburg.de>, kstewart@uni-hamburg.de (Kenji Stewart) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Aiko Souza | asouza@kth.se PGP Key fingerprint: 53D4 8B19 3715 13F3 "Keep the channels open." From crodriguez@titech.ac.jp Sun Oct 08 06:36:18 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!titech!crodriguez From: crodriguez@titech.ac.jp (Callum Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1995Oct08.063618.5652@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 08 Oct 1995 06:36:18 GMT References: <1995Oct04.025018.7827@panix.com> <1995Oct04.043618.4538@mit.edu> <1995Oct05.053918.5749@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1995Oct05.053918.5749@uni-hamburg.de>, kstewart@uni-hamburg.de (Kenji Stewart) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Callum Rodríguez SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 14,400 bps "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident."